William Ruthven

WILLIAM RUTHVEN

William Ruthven here treated is the son of William, Earl of Gowrie (fornerly Lord Ruthven), and his wife Dorothea Stewart. The Scots Peerage IV: p. 264 He is noticed in the company of his mother on 1 June 1599. NRS: RH15/29/20

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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1 June 1599: Assignation by William Ruthven, brother of deceased James, earl of Gowrie, with consent of Dorothy Stewart, countess of Gowrie, his mother, to Adam Hepburne, eldest son of Adam Hepburne of Bonhard, of escheat of said Adam Hepburne of Bonhard. National Records of Scotland, Hepburne Papers, reference RH15/29/20

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26 August 1600: Summons of Forfeiture against William Ruthven, brother and heir of the Earl of Gowrie. Edinburgh 26 August 1600. National Records of Scotland, Supplementary Warrants and Parliamentary Papers, reference PA7/23/2/1

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28 August 1600: Execution of Citation against William Ruthven by Ilay Herald. 28 August 1600. National Records of Scotland, Supplementary Warrants and Parliamentary Papers, reference PA7/23/2/1

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28 August 1600: Interrogatives to be put to the Witnesses in the process of forfeiture against Wm. Ruthven. National Records of Scotland, Supplementary Warrants and Parliamentary Papers, reference PA7/23/2/1

Genealogy

1. The Scots Peerage IV: pp. 254-68 for Ruthven, Earl of Gowrie
2. Papers Relating to William, first Earl of Gowrie, and Patrick Ruthven, his fifth and last Surviving Son, 115 pp.

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WILLIAM RUTHVEN

William Ruthven here treated is the son of William, Earl of Gowrie (fornerly Lord Ruthven), and his wife Dorothea Stewart. The Scots Peerage IV: p. 264 He is noticed in the company of his mother on 1 June 1599. NRS: RH15/29/20

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

                  1

1 June 1599: Assignation by William Ruthven, brother of deceased James, earl of Gowrie, with consent of Dorothy Stewart, countess of Gowrie, his mother, to Adam Hepburne, eldest son of Adam Hepburne of Bonhard, of escheat of said Adam Hepburne of Bonhard. National Records of Scotland, Hepburne Papers, reference RH15/29/20

                  2

26 August 1600: Summons of Forfeiture against William Ruthven, brother and heir of the Earl of Gowrie. Edinburgh 26 August 1600. National Records of Scotland, Supplementary Warrants and Parliamentary Papers, reference PA7/23/2/1

                   3

28 August 1600: Execution of Citation against William Ruthven by Ilay Herald. 28 August 1600. National Records of Scotland, Supplementary Warrants and Parliamentary Papers, reference PA7/23/2/1

                   4

28 August 1600: Interrogatives to be put to the Witnesses in the process of forfeiture against Wm. Ruthven. National Records of Scotland, Supplementary Warrants and Parliamentary Papers, reference PA7/23/2/1

Genealogy

1. The Scots Peerage IV: pp. 254-68 for Ruthven, Earl of Gowrie
2. Papers Relating to William, first Earl of Gowrie, and Patrick Ruthven, his fifth and last Surviving Son, 115 pp.